Konardihi

Konardihi Kumardihi
Census Town
Konardihi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Konardihi Konardihi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°40′26″N87°15′54″E / 23.673849°N 87.26498°E / 23.673849; 87.26498 Coordinates: 23°40′26″N87°15′54″E / 23.673849°N 87.26498°E / 23.673849; 87.26498
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Area
• Total	7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,448
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713363
Telephone/STD code	0341
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pandaveswar
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Konardihi is a census town in the Pandabeswar CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Konardihi is located at 23°40′26″N87°15′54″E / 23.673849°N 87.26498°E / 23.673849; 87.26498 .

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. ^[1]

Konardihi, Nabgram, Chak Bankola, Sankarpur, Haripur, Bahula, Chhora and Parashkol form a cluster of census towns in the southern portion of Pandabeswar CD block. ^[2]

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). ^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Konardihi had a total population of 8,448, of which 4,470 (53%) were males and 4,018 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 902. The total number of literate persons in Konardihi was 5,734 (75.59% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

*For language details see Pandabeswar (community development block)#Language and religion

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[5] Konardihi had a population of 8,248. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Konardihi has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Konardihi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Konardihi covered an area of 7.11 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved service reservoir, tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells. It had 764 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had were 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Ukhra 3.5 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had were 1 public library and 1 reading room. Among the important commodities it produced were paddy and coal. ^[6]

Economy

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. ^[7]

As per the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Bankola Colliery, Khandra Colliery, Kumardih A Colliery, Kumardih B Colliery, Moira Colliery, Nakrakonda Colliery, Shankarpur Colliery, Shyamsundarpur Colliery and Tilaboni Colliery. ^[8]

Education

Konardihi has one primary and one secondary schools. ^[9]

Healthcare

Medical facilities (periodic medical examination centres and dispensaries) in the Bankola Area of ECL are available at Bankola Area PME Centre (with 30 beds + 2 cabins) (PO Ukhra), Khandra (PO Khandra), Bankola Colliery (PO Khandra), Bankola Area (PO Khandra), Shyamsundarpur (PO Khandra), Mahira (PO Moira), Tilaboni (PO Pandabeswar), Nakrakonda (PO Pandabeswar), Shankarpur (PO Sheetalpur), Kumardihi A (PO Pandabeswar), Kumardihi B (PO Pandabeswar). ^[10]

References

1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression. ISBN   81-85459-36-3
2. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Pandabeswar CD Block, page 243. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
6. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
7. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 666
8. "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Bankola Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
9. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Details of medical facilities in CIL and its subsidiaries". ECL. CIL. Retrieved 15 May 2020.